440.996 (1) (b) (intro.) Furnish anything a thing of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract. or another individual, if to do so may result in the loss of the student athlete's eligibility to participate in the student athlete's sport, unless both of the following apply:
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Section 69n. 440.996 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
440.996 (1) (b) 1. The athlete agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student athlete is enrolled or at which the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after furnishing the thing of value.
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Section 69r. 440.996 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
440.996 (1) (b) 2. The student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student athlete acknowledges to the athlete agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result in the loss of the student athlete's eligibility to participate in the student athlete's sport.
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Section 69w. 440.996 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
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70. 440.996 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.996 (2) (intro.) An athlete agent may not intentionally do any of the following or encourage another individual to do or assist another individual in doing any of the following on behalf of the athlete agent:
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71. 440.996 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.996 (2) (a) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the student athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student athlete, to recruit or solicit the student athlete, parent, or guardian unless registered under this subchapter.
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72. 440.996 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.996 (2) (b) Refuse or fail
Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required
to be retained by s. 440.9955.
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73. 440.996 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.996 (2) (g) Fail to notify a student athlete
or, if the student athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student athlete before the student athlete, parent, or guardian signs or otherwise authenticates an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing or authentication may make the student athlete ineligible
result in the loss of the student athlete's eligibility to participate as a student athlete in that in the student athlete's sport.
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74. 440.997 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
440.997 (1) An educational institution or student athlete may bring an action against an athlete agent for damages caused by a if the educational institution or student athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the athlete agent in violation of this subchapter. In an action under this subsection, the court may award to the prevailing party costs and, notwithstanding s. 814.04, reasonable attorney fees. An educational institution or student athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the athlete agent only if, because of the act or omission, the educational institution or an individual who was a student athlete at the time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution suffers financial damage or is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports.
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75. 440.997 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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76. 440.997 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
440.997 (2m) A plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section may recover actual damages, costs, and, notwithstanding s. 814.04, reasonable attorney fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any right of payment for anything of benefit or value provided to the student athlete and shall refund any consideration paid to the athlete agent by or on behalf of the student athlete.
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77. 440.997 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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78. 440.997 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
440.997 (3m) Any violation of this subchapter by an athlete agent is an unfair method of competition and unfair trade practice prohibited under s. 100.20.
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79. 440.997 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
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80. 440.9975 of the statutes is amended to read:
440.9975 Administrative forfeiture. The department may directly assess a forfeiture against an athlete agent of not more than $25,000 $50,000 for a violation of this subchapter.
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81. 440.998 of the statutes is amended to read:
440.998 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact the Uniform Athlete Agents Act and Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act (2015).
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82. 440.9985 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
440.9985 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 to 7031, except that this subchapter does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 USC 7001 (c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 USC 7003 (b).
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83.
Initial applicability.
(1) Initial application procedures. The treatment of s. 440.9915 (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (bm), (c), (e), (f), (gm), (h), (he), (hm), (hs), (i), (j), (k), (L), (m), and (n) first applies to an application for registration under that section received by the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this subsection.
(2) Reciprocal registration. The treatment of s. 440.9915 (2) first applies to an application for reciprocal registration under that section received by the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this subsection.
(3) Reciprocal registration renewal. The treatment of s. 440.992 (5) first applies to an application for renewal of a reciprocal registration received by the department of safety and professional services on the effective date of this subsection.
(4) Agency contracts. The treatment of s. 440.994 (1), (2) (intro.), (a), and (ag), (3), (3m), (4), (5), and (6) first applies to an agency contract executed on the effective date of this subsection.
(5) Prohibited conduct. The treatment of s. 440.996 (1) (intro.) and (2) (intro.), (a), (b), and (g) first applies to conduct that occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
(6) Civil remedies. The treatment of s. 440.997 (1), (2), (2m), (3), (3m), and (5) first applies to an action that accrues on the effective date of this subsection.
(7) Administrative forfeiture. The treatment of s. 440.9975 first applies to a violation that occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
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84.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
